Property tax in Humboldt County, Nevada

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Humboldt County, Nevada is $1,372 a year, which is about 0.49% of the county's median home value of $278,300. That effective rate is lower than the typical Nevada county (0.5%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Humboldt County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Humboldt County's average effective rate of 0.49% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $1,364 / year

Property tax in Humboldt County at a glance

Humboldt County, Nevada property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,372
Median home value	$278,300
Effective tax rate	0.49%
Typical Nevada county rate	0.5%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Humboldt County compare in Nevada?

Among Nevada's 17 counties, Humboldt County has the 10th highest effective property-tax rate: 9 rank higher and 7 rank lower. That is near the middle for Nevada. Nationally, it ranks 2666th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Nevada county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Humboldt County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Humboldt County's 5,112 owner-occupied homes, 15.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 25.3% pay at least $2,000, and 21.3% pay under $800. Another 7.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Humboldt County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	1,091	21.3%
$800 to $1,499	1,564	30.6%
$1,500 to $1,999	761	14.9%
$2,000 to $2,999	511	10%
$3,000 or more	784	15.3%
No property tax paid	401	7.8%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,531 and owners without one pay $1,192. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Humboldt County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,372 is about 1.5% of the median income of Humboldt County homeowner households, $90,033 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 74% of Humboldt County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Humboldt County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,166 in 2015-2019 to $1,372 in 2020-2024, a 17.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 54.1%, from $180,600 to $278,300. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Humboldt County

Humboldt County borders 7 counties, 3 of them across the state line.

Humboldt County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Harney County, OR	0.8%	$1,943	$242,100
Malheur County, OR	0.75%	$1,860	$248,900
Lander County, NV	0.64%	$1,366	$213,800
Pershing County, NV	0.62%	$1,109	$179,500
Elko County, NV	0.5%	$1,492	$301,400
Humboldt County, NV (this county)	0.49%	$1,372	$278,300
Washoe County, NV	0.44%	$2,385	$539,900
Owyhee County, ID	0.4%	$1,432	$359,800

How is a home assessed in Humboldt County?

Nevada assesses homes at 35% of market value in every county, Humboldt County included. How Nevada assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Humboldt County?

Not as an exemption. Nevada's residential partial abatement limits the yearly increase in the bill on an owner-occupied single-family home to 3%. That is the Nevada rule, and it applies in Humboldt County. Nevada's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Humboldt County?

The full year's tax is due on the third Monday of August. If the tax on the parcel is more than $100 you may instead pay in four roughly equal installments, due the third Monday of August, the first Monday of October, the first Monday of January and the first Monday of March. Each has a 10 day grace period, after which penalties start at 4% of the late installment and rise to 7% of the whole year once all four have been missed.

Nevada splits the bill into 4 installments. That is the Nevada rule. Humboldt County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Humboldt County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County Board of Equalization, then the State Board of Equalization. The filing deadline is typically January 15 of the fiscal year in which the assessment was made. That is the Nevada rule; Humboldt County sets the exact dates and forms. The Nevada appeal process step by step.

Nevada rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Nevada page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Humboldt County, Nevada: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.